GroundRules
Ala. Code § 33-5-22.1: “Sailboard” Defined; Hull Deemed Flotation Device.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses.
- Chapter 5 Registration and Operation of Vessels.
- Article 1 General Provisions.
REPEALED BY ACT 2023-363, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024.
(a) For the purposes of this section “sailboard” means any sailboat whose unsupported mast is connected by a snivel or a flexible universal joint to a hull similar to the hull of a surfboard.
(b) Any law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the hull of a sailboard shall be deemed to be a flotation device. Any sailboarder or wind surfer is exempt from any additional type of personal flotation device.
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